New Product: Wedding Day Survival Kits!

I have been gathering supplies by buying in bulk and on sale in order to create a new product for you all.  Wedding Day Survival Kits!  Anything can happen on your wedding day and you want to be prepared.  I made three of these awhile back for my friends who were getting married and everyone that received one used at least one part of it on their special day.

When I browsed wedding vendor websites and Etsy I realized that others are making these kits but they are extremely expensive.  And, when I made them myself before I wasn't able to price out items as I am now so the cost ended up being rather large.  By buying in bulk and utilizing sales I am now able to keep my prices down and offer these to you at a very reasonable price.

Because everyone is different I have come up with three different options!

"I Wanna Be Ready for Anything" - This is my all inclusive option.  Perfect for the bride or the maid of honor who needs to be ready for anything.

• Advil
• Chapstick
• tissues
• stain removal stick
• bobby pins
• pack of gum
• Crest Wisps
• safety pins
• travel sewing kit, complete with scissors
• bandaids
• mini-hand sanitizer
• Emergen-C drink packet

Cost excluding clutch or cosmetic bag: $12.00

"I Wanna Party All Night" - If your bridal party is likely to party hard all night you'll want to help them stay in one piece and recover quickly by providing them with this specialized kit.

• Advil
• Chapstick
• tissues
• bobby pins
• Crest Wisps
• bandaids 
• mini-hand sanitizer
• Emergen-C drink packet

Cost excluding clutch or cosmetic bag: $6.50

"I Wanna Be Looking Good" - Perhaps your bridal party isn't big on partying but they want to make sure they don't have any wardrobe malfunctions.  This is the kit for them that will keep them looking picture perfect all day and night!

• Chapstick
• tissues
• stain removal stick
• bobby pins
• Crest Wisps
• safety pins
• travel sewing kit, complete with scissors
• bandaids

Cost excluding clutch or cosmetic bag: $8.00

We will work together to find an appropriate vessel in which to put your kits.  If you already have a clutch or bag in mind we can use that, I can find you options, or I can just send along paper gift bags for you to utilize.  Each of these kits is customizable.  

Add Ons (anything can be added but these are the most popular)

• Travel Sewing Kit $3.00
• Mini-Hand Sanitizer $1.00
• Advil $0.50
• Travel Hairspray $2.00
• Emergen-C $0.50

Contact me and we'll work out the details!  I can make kits for bachelorette parties or any other event as well!  For ideas check out this Etsy listing for customizable bags! (I'm not affiliated at all, but they look cute and are relatively reasonable.)  

DIY- Bachelorette Paty Survival Kit

as maid of honor it was my responsibility to host a bachelorette party for my cousin.  always a generous hostess i wanted to create some sort of favor.  i saw this idea somewhere on the interwebs and decided to create my own version.

to start i went to target and found any little things i thought would be cute to include.  in the travel aisle i found tiny altoid tins and figured just in case any of the girls were single and wanted to play tonsil hockey they'd have a breath refresher.  (as i type this i realize that i definitely was the only single one- and i didn't make a kit for myself!)  i ventured towards the cosmetics section and bought two three packs of lip smackers (there were 5 girls attending the party).  next i went to find some emergen-c or other drink mix with electrolytes.   i found a target brand box of 10 individual mixes which meant i have 5 left over for myself!  i also bought a 24 count bottle of asprin.  when i assembled the boxes i made little paper pouches and put four (or two doses) of asprin in each.  at home i had some crest brush ups (those little things that slip on your fingers to freshen up your teeth by brushing?) and band-aids (i gave each girl 2) to help with any blisters after dancing in heels all night.

of course i needed something to put all these goodies in so i stopped by the local craft store and picked up a pack of five silver decorative chinese take out boxes. 

here's a picture of the boxes all stuffed:

after i folded the tops closed i decided i wanted to seal the boxes to make sure they stayed closed so using a sheet of sticker paper and a punch i made these:

i was being a little lazy so i hand wrote in pink felt marker "bachelorette party survival kit."

and here's the final product:

the girls said they loved them and i think they came out quite well.

i figured out the cost for each one and they came out to approximately $3.10!  so for a little more than $15 i had five kits.  technically i spent a little more than that because of over buying on asprin, having extra drink mixes, and having one extra lipsmacker.  i also saved a little money because i had some items at home.  i firmly believe that anyone could make a kit like this for under $5.00.

here's what i included in list form and a few other ideas i saw around the internet but ultimately chose not to include.

in my boxes:
-mini altoid tin
-electrolyte infused individual drink packet
-band-aids (2)
-crest brush-up (could use crest-wisps but they are more expensive)
-a lipsmacker
-asprin (2 doses)

other suggestions:
-condoms
-hand sanitizer or wipes
-hair tie (wish i'd included that- i forgot)

would you appreciate something like this?  do you have any other great ideas as to what to include?

DIY- Bachelorette Party Veil

this past weekend was my friend's bachelorette party.  her sister, and maid of honor, put me in charge of finding a veil.  since i had materials left over from making fascinators for the royal wedding i decided to diy a veil- in her wedding color- purple.

to start I gathered my materials:

a needle and thread, light purple tulle, a hair comb, a hot glue gun, and a purple ribbon

1.  cut a piece of tulle approximately 12 inches wide.

2.  scrunch up the tulle a little bit at a time and start stitching it to the comb.  the comb i had was wrapped in vinyl at the top, so some of my stitches went through the vinyl and some went all the way around the top of the comb.

3.  cut to desired length.  my particular friend is very petite so i figured i should cut off about 7 or 8 inches.

4.  take your ribbon and super glue it to the top of the comb and wrap to the back.  i had a piece of ribbon, tied in a bow, from a set of note cards i got at target for a dollar a while back.  so to keep the bow in tact i cut the back of the ribbon.

5.  let the glue dry and you're done! 

this was a very simple project and it came out very cute.  you could always make it a little more risque by gluing condoms or phallic shaped objects to it as well. wink.